Hotel Reservations for the 69th Convention Now Open
Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may now begin reserving hotel rooms for the upcoming 69th TRTA Convention to be held April 15-17, 2024 in Corpus Christi, Texas. We look forward to seeing many of you in April 2024 as we embark on an imaginary destination “cruise” to Corpus Christi, where we will […]
Mark Your Calendars! Tim Lee Live, Voter Registration, and More!
Tim Lee, the Texas Retired Teachers Association’s (TRTA) Executive Director, will continue a series of Facebook and YouTube live events one week from today on Tuesday, October 10 at 4 p.m. CDT. The series focuses on passing the constitutional amendment related to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for eligible Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) annuitants […]
TRTA Social Media Blitz to Support Prop 9 Continues
The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is continuing its social media blitz to draw attention to Prop 9, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) cost-of-living adjustment proposal that will appear on the November 7th General Election ballot. Our first round of social media drew a lot of attention, receiving almost 5,000 shares, 95 comments, and […]
More Than One Seventieth Anniversary
1953 was a monumental year. The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) was organized that year, and Tom and Jane Pritchard began life as husband and wife. Both attended Weatherford Junior College. They graduated with associate degrees on a Friday night and got married, in church, the following Tuesday evening. Tom said he asked Jane if […]
La Junta de TRS se reúne, analiza estipendios y amplía su comité asesor de jubilados
La Junta Directiva del Sistema de Jubilación de Maestros de Texas (TRS) se reunió el 14 y 15 de septiembre para su reunión trimestral. La junta discutió varios temas, incluido el pago de estipendios para los beneficiarios elegibles de TRS, las nuevas personas designadas para el Comité Asesor de Jubilados (RAC) de TRS y las ferias de atención médica de otoño de TRS. Información sobre estipendios A estas alturas, los beneficiarios de TRS […]
TRTA Launches Social Media Blitz to Support Prop 9!
The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) launched its Vote FOR Prop 9 campaign with a Social Media Blitz on Tuesday, September 12. TRTA Executive Director Tim Lee hosted a live Facebook/YouTube event, letting members know about all of the plans now underway to support the passage of Prop 9 during the November General Election. How […]
Recordatorio: Tim Lee será el anfitrión del evento en vivo el 12 de septiembre
Tim Lee, the Texas Retired Teachers Association’s (TRTA) Executive Director, will continue a series of Facebook and YouTube live events on September 12 at 4 p.m. CDT. The series focuses on passing the constitutional amendment related to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for eligible Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) annuitants in the November General Election. You […]
Rep. Arrington Files HR 5342 Proposing WEP Reform
The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is leading the charge with its national partners to reform and end the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). On Tuesday, September 5, Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) filed HR 5342 (the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act) to address the WEP, an unfair federal provision which prevents retirees from receiving […]
Tim Lee Live en Facebook y YouTube el 12 de septiembre
Mark your calendars for one week from today! Tim Lee, the Texas Retired Teachers Association’s (TRTA) Executive Director, will continue his series of Facebook and YouTube live events next Tuesday, September 12, at 4 p.m. CDT. The series focuses on passing Proposition 9, related to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for eligible Teacher Retirement System of […]
TRTA Member Gives Back
By Frana Patterson, TRTA Second Vice-President Bata Boyd, 86 years old, is a member of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) in District 11. Bata is a former educator, but she is not retired! She is continually thinking of new ways to help others. One example is the New Teacher Roundup. This event provides supplies, […]